Ooops...

Ok, so August has been a slow blogging month for me. I've been back from Vegas for over a week now (great trip btw) and I still haven't made any updates recently. I have great excuses though...

First, I finally got started on the new blog and I'm happy to say that it will be debuting sometime in the near future. Anthony and I from Into The Darkoom have been exchanging calls/emails about the direction I see the new blog going and how I want to incorporate my new 'brand.' I'm really exctited to see the final product and I'll have tons of new things to talk about when it's up and running!

Second, it's just been crazy around here. With the new brand comes new banding materials (cards, stationary, envelopes etc.) and I've been taking my time getting these materials exactly how I want them. Zida, from Studio Z has been working with me on these and I am pleased with what I've seen so far. Go check out her stuff, it's pretty incredible!

And lastly, I've been swamped with album designs from all of my summer weddings. After attending DJ and Jasmine's workshop earlier this month, I finally decided it was time to get some help. So from another photographer's reccommendation, I am outsourcing my Album Designs to Amy from Albumesque. I got her first design in the mail yesterday and am so stoked to be able to work with her. Seriously, her designs are amazing and I'll be using her from now on. Here is a design from Lindsey and Matt's wedding who I shot in July if you want to check it out!

So these are a few of the changes/updates that have been taking place around here. Everything I'm doing now though should make my business run a little more smoothly in the future, I'm really excited about it! Have a great Saturday, I'm gonna go check up on Gustav. Hope it doesn't hit Louisiana and Texas too bad :(

Vegas Baby!!

My buddy Chris Wineinger and I will be taking our end of the summer vacation this week so I'll be out of the office till Friday. I'll be checking my email daily though if any clients need to reach me. We'll actually be doing a few shoots while were down here as well so I'll blog a few of those when I return.

Today Chris told a waitress "Um... a malt Glen Garry for me and my friend here. And if you tell that bartender to go extra easy on the water, this 50 cent piece has your name on it." Needless to say, the expression on her face told us she didn't know what movie it was from and wasn't happy at all. Hey, what are you gonna do? If any photographers want to hook up while were here, send me an email! Vegas Baby!!

Mollie & Dallas : Engagement

I went to the new park in downtown Houston to shoot an engagement session for Mollie and Dallas a few weeks ago. They had an amazing wedding last Saturday at Shirley Acres but I thought I'd share a few of my favorites from their engagement session first. Check them out!

Step Brothers : Movie Review

Film: Step Brothers
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott
Director: Adam McKay
Genre: Comedy

"You're my boy, Blue! You're my boy..."

"I wanna say something. I'm gonna put it out there; if you like it, you can take it, if you don't, send it right back. I want to be on you..."

"What does that do? Does that blow your mind? That just happened!..."

This film, as in the ones listed above still has the classic one liners that fans will remember walking out of the theatre, "You have the voice of an angel. I mean, it's like Fergie meets Jesus." but it lacks the brilliance that came with them. Stepbrothers was a funny movie but in no way stands up with Anchorman or Talladega Nights.

Honestly, after a while, watching watching middle-aged men act like 12-year-olds gets a little old. Don't get me wrong, a lot of the jokes were hilarious and their improvisational skills were visibly showcased at their best at times, but after a while you are like "enough is enough already!" Most of Ferrells movies are basically 90-minutes long SNL sketches, but they've never felt like it before now. I found the lack of a story and the excessive amounts of improv, without the development of characters, distracting at times. Adam McKay, (the genius behind Anchorman and Talladega), just shoves out an extravagant amount of repetitious material in this comedy that leaves audiences feeling a little disappointed.

Because I was expecting so much more from this comedy, I might be taking it a little hard on this review. Actually, I think this may be the first bad review I've had on my blog. With that being said, it probably is the best comedy that I have seen this whole summer...and honestly...that isn't saying much.